Some time ago, it must have been in 2013-2014, I was able to see in a movie (maybe on YouTube) a guerrilla with the typical Chitral cap used by ethnic Afghans Pashtun, equipped with a weapon system that looked like a German Fliegerfaust / Luftfaust and the militian who used it pointed it upwards. The video commentary made it clear that it was an anti-helicopter weapon.
I thought it could be the TsNI Mashinostroeniya Kolos (spike), ie the USSR copy of the 20 mm German anti-aircraft rocket launcher HASAG Fliegerfaust B Luftfaust, developed in Germany at 1944 forwarded.
I do not know how much the Soviet weapon was similar to the German one or if it came into service: there was talk of the possible supply to Vietcong and North Vietnam around 1964-1968 but it is difficult to understand how these weapons could have ended up in Afghanistan and hand to the mujaheddyn.
At the time I did not think about looking for the YouTube movie and taking a screenshot. Did any of you see it?
Nico
I thought it could be the TsNI Mashinostroeniya Kolos (spike), ie the USSR copy of the 20 mm German anti-aircraft rocket launcher HASAG Fliegerfaust B Luftfaust, developed in Germany at 1944 forwarded.
I do not know how much the Soviet weapon was similar to the German one or if it came into service: there was talk of the possible supply to Vietcong and North Vietnam around 1964-1968 but it is difficult to understand how these weapons could have ended up in Afghanistan and hand to the mujaheddyn.
At the time I did not think about looking for the YouTube movie and taking a screenshot. Did any of you see it?
Nico